1) Mitt Romney has been criticized by some for using what phrase while describing his efforts to hire women while Governor of Massachusetts?
c) “Binders of women”
Governor Romney made the comment during the second presidential debate with Pres. Obama.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/10/18/politics/campaign-women/index.html
2) Pres. Obama has been criticized by some for using what phrase when describing the deaths of four Americans at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya?
b) “Not optimal”
President Obama made the statement while on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
3) 1972 Democratic Presidential candidate George McGovern died last week at age 90. What state did McGovern represent in the Senate?
a) South Dakota
McGovern lost 49 states to Richard Nixon in 1972, winning only Massachusetts.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/10/21/george-mcgovern-obituary/1641975/
4) An individual was arrested last week and charged with being part of a terrorist plot to blow up what building?
b) The Federal Reserve Building
The man, Quazi Mohammed Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, is a 21 year-old Bangladeshi national.
5) Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last week?
a) Mo Yan
Mo is best known for his 1987 novel Red Sorghum.
6) Last week, the United Kingdom and Scotland reached an historic agreement. What was it?
b) An agreement to allow Scots to vote to secede from the U.K. in a 2014 referendum
The agreement was signed by British P.M. David Cameron and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19942638
7) What American magazine agreed to end its print edition last week?
a) Newsweek
The magazine will still publish its on-line edition.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19942638
8) What Latin American country legalized abortion last week?
c) Uruguay
Uruguay is the second Latin American country to legalize abortion, following Cuba.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19986107
9) The name Kateri Tekakwitha was in the news last week. Why?
c) She became the Catholic Church’s first Native American saint.
She was born in the 1600s and was known as Lily of the Mohawks.
10) What world leader was seen in public last week for the first time in months?
a) Fidel Castro
Prior to his appearance, some reports had suggested that the 86 year old Cuban dictator had died or been incapacitated by a stroke.